W.
L.
Gore
&
Associates,
Inc.,
was
founded
January
1,
1958,
in
Newark,
Delaware,
by
Wilbert
L.
(Bill)
and
Genevieve
(Vieve)
Gore.
Worldwide
sales
in
the
past
fiscal
year
exceeded
$3
billion.
By
using
proprietary
technologies
with
the
versatile
polymer
polytetrafluoroethylene
(PTFE),
Gore
has
created
numerous
products
for
electronic
signal
transmission;
fabric
laminates;
medical
implants;
as
well
as
membrane,
filtration,
sealant,
and
fibers
technologies
for
diverse
industries.